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Murray vs Galen vs Holley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Galen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
Holley has the most renters (38.7% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Murray | Galen | Holley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,754Highest |
4,369 |
1,927Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8Highest about the NY average |
37.7±5.2Lowest 5% below NY |
38±4.1 5% below NY |
| Murray and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.8%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.6%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Galen and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.9%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Murray and Galen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% NY: 40.2% |
14.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Galen and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,077±$5kHighest 24% below NY |
$64,177±$7kLowest 25% below NY |
$64,600±$6k 25% below NY |
| Murray and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,800±$14kHighest 71% below NY |
$95,400±$15kLowest 77% below NY |
$122,600±$21k 71% below NY |
| Murray and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63 49% below NY |
$864±$286Highest 47% below NY |
$816±$90Lowest 50% below NY |
| Galen and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,907 41% below NY |
$2,693Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,476Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
57.2%±25.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Galen and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.2% NY: 54.3% |
61.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #430 of 484 in NY | #475 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CLYDE-SAVANNAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CLYDE-SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.